Sand valve



May 27, 1952 J. w. MEKl-:NsTocK v 2,598,409

SAND VALVE Filed Dec. l5. 1949 2 Sl-IEETS-Sl-IEET l Zi? 475645 g5 M -ZZ Je: f7-Mana?. 7 f6/76 May 27, 1952 J. w. MEcKENs-rocK 2,598,409

SAND VALVE Filed DeG. l5. 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 s si Patented May 27, 1952 SAND VALVE John W. Meckenstock, Chicago,` Ill., assignxitov Meckum Engineering, Inc., Chicago; Ill.; a curia porationf `Illinois- Applicatgnpecgnher 15, 1949, Serial-No. 133,075V

(Cl. 309x158) 4:.Claims.

The invention relates generally to valves and.v more particularly, 'to a valve for discharging sand and othermaterial from a settling nume or tank.

The' invention has among its objects the production of such a valve structure which is relatively small, compact, inexpensive to manufacturaand'very eiiicient for the purposes intended.

Another object yof 'the invention is the produttion oiisueli. a valve of the float aetuated type which .isdesigned for easy aetnetionwh'erebv a relatively'elr'nall ',eet may. be. v'einnlsn'ed 'to aetuate thesame,

Aurther object of the invention is the production of sucha valvestructure which may' be readily'adl'llsted whereby the same -is capablevof operation over a relatively wide range of operational characteristics.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and describedwillbeobvOllS to those. skilled in the art from the clisclosure herein given.

To thisend my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and combination o parts herein shown and described, and morepar.- ticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, wherein like. reference charac.- tel'lndeate like or corresponding parts:

Eig. 1 is avsectional viewv of the valve .ernbodyf iney the present invention taken approximately. onine line I-I ef Fie.- 2; and' Fig-. 2 is a side elevational View oithevalve structure illustrated in Fig.- 1.

Valves of the type hereY involved.- es for example-that illustrated in Patent Nev 116351,625, leeuwen-.August 2I 19.27., te E- Sleevv7 operating insand. ore, and other1nete1f-.in1,- ere oftentimes diiiieult tol operate due te the peeking; effect oi the material around the valve. Strueturaandii iioat; morera-ted, oftentimes requires e relatively large-doet toV insure .Satisfactory Operation The. nresent'invention-is direetedtoa valve Constructicnwherein the .valve member; may -bareadily actuated evenwherethe height. o f the-eend. o1' other material ac.ournnlaptediV in -thedeviee, is euch thatzprevious valves Would: beGQme :Very illlt to.- operate.. It .willbe apparent than with amore eincient valvel action, the'eyele Ofyoperaton may be lengthenedand acrelatively small lioatv em,-V ployed, at the same time mainta-ining-v high efficiency.

Referringto the drawngsi indicatesgrenerally aportion of asettling ilume, or thelik, which iagenerally triangularlyshaped in. QIQSS SQCQXlr comprising side walls 2 and: ahQ-ttQmo ,PQSF

tioned adjacent each upper-edge ofthasi'de walls.- 2`- is asuitable overow gutter-4', the'Y latter. andi opening the'bottem 3; and ds provided vati lower 'end witha discharge e-riee In' the eine:

bodimentiof the invention'illustrated,the member 5` is provided 'adjacentits-lovvee end-with: annali-ta. wardly extending annular nange teto'whichare secured, by boltsi*ort-he'like;A plates I-Ivancl 125. plate-II containingjthe orice T', andthe-retairbf ing plate I2 havingl a larger opening4 IZiiLthere-l.

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Mounted above the sidewallsA 2fand"supportedv by brackets It; the free ends of-Which are secured bybolts I5 to the sidewalls 2, isav flu-id tank, indicated generally Aby the numeral Il, the:latterv being` secured to thebrackets It byfanysuitable means. The tank I6 `is provided with'afiui'd diseI charge port II to whichis secured-a down'warclly extending pipe or conduit I8-, the latter;- in the construction illustrated, lbeing -providedlwithfan external annularfia-ngeV I9 adjacent its .upper end secured tothe bottom ZI of the.-.tank i'iby bolts 22, a gasket ZS-beinginterposed between-.the adjacent surfaces ofi thetanksbnttom: andrtth'e,y flange.

Positioned concentrically within the conduitfi; is a valve rod 2li, the-lower free end offwhicl'rxisprovided with a conicallyfshaped valvememher '25 adapted, .in its lower position; toA enterandf close the orice 'has ,illustrated-in Fig. 1*; 'The upper end of the rodzZt extends. through afgzuide member 26 suitablysecured at itsendsrto:the'idaV walls of theA tank I andmounted-0n` .thefrodxzf andfmovable therewith isa-hollow yfloat inem-ber 2l positioned in vthe tank It.

The lower -end or. the tube-or. conduit; tatie; provided with arnared 'sleeve member; Zh'avinga a `collar 29 encircling` the iconduitft .and'seeuied theretoy byfa setscrew-S I, or other sutablezlneellii with thevbody'of-'the memberlBifla-rng-.out dtp towards its onenend-:SL The. meniloei- 8,:1 pre:- vided with a concentricallr positienedeleevefi carried by the memberizby means offa plurality; of radially extendingY ribs. 314; amiextending through ,the Sleevei. "is ai tube-ii -o-ffa :diameter lareerftnanwthat:ofthero telout-'lessethan the diemetzeref; theeonduit" lli.; The tubemayloe The memberv communicates- W'itlr the` interior of" the' flume IA anfl rigidly locked to the sleeve -33 by suitable means, such as a set screw 36 threaded into the sleeve and engageable with the tube 35, which is provided at its lower end with an outwardly flaring' sleeve 31 secured to the tube by a set screw 38, or the like. It will be noted that the member 28, tube 35, and sleeve 31 may all be axially adjusted with respect to one another, and with respect to the orifice 1 and conduit I8, by means of their respective set screws. The lower end of the tube I-8 may be further supported by a transverse bar or bracket 39 suitably secured to the adjacent end of the tube IIS, with the bracket secured at its ends to the side walls 2 by means of bolts 4I. or the like. Associated with the tank I5 and adapted to discharge water therein is a iioat supply pipe 42 having an outlet 43 opening in the tank I6.

In operation, water or other liquid iiows along the iiume between side walls 2, and sand and other material will collect in the member 5 and along the bottom 3 of the flume. Simultaneously with this action, iluid is discharged from the outlet 43 of the pipe 42 into the tank I5, where it will ow downwardly through the tube or conduit I8 and out of the outlet end 32 of the member 28, and thus mix with the liquid owing in the flume. The amount of liquid entering the tank I6 is such that a more or less constant flow from the tank I'B into the iiume is normally maintained. However, when the sand, or other material, rises around the member 28, flow through the tube I8 is decreased, causing the tank Iii to fill up, thus exerting an upward pressure on the iloat 21, whereby the latter will rise and, through the rod 24, lift the valve member 25 to partially open the orice. The material accumulated in the member 5 will then be flushed through the orifice 1 until adequate liquid flow through the tube I8 is restored, causing the oat 21 to lower,

whereby the valve member 25 will again close the orifice 1. It will be noted that as the material iills the member 5, the tube 35 and sleeve 31 prevent such material from packing solidly around that portion of the rod 24 extending between the sleeve 31 and the member 28, so that sand in the bottom of the member 5 will be packed around merely a small portion of the rod 24, to considerably reduce the amount of force required to open the valve. initial opening of the valve, liquid will flow through the tube I8 and tube 35, discharging through the sleeve 31 substantially directly on the valve member 25 to provide very eilicient flushing out around the latter.

The operational characteristics of the valve structure may be readily varied by adjusting the member 28 on the tube I8, the tube 35 with respect to the sleeve 33, and the sleeve 31 relative to the end of the tube 35. Thus the height of the material required to actuate the valve member 25 may be readily varied. Similarly the tube 35 and sleeve 31 may be readily adjusted to insure efllcient opening action of the valve and Hushing of the material from the member 5.

If desired, means may be provided for manually actuating the valve, the structure for accomplishing this function, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated, comprising a lever 44 pivotally supported by means of a bracket 45 on the cross member 28, with the inner end of the lever 44 being provided with a clevis 45 adapted to be positioned on opposite sides of the rod 24, the upper end of which is provided with an enlarged head 41 engageable with the clevis 4B,

Likewise, upon the whereby upward movement of the latter will raise the rod 24 and with it the valve 25. The lever 44 may be counterbalanced in an inoperative position, as illustrated in Fig. 1, by suitable means, such as a counterweight 48 mounted on the lever and positioned between the bracket 45 and clevis 46.

It will be noted from the above description that I have provided a valve structure which is relatively simple in construction, very efcient in operation, and in which the operating characteristics may be readily varied by simple adjustments.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement, and combination of parts herein shown and described or uses mentioned.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a material discharge valve, a material receiving receptacle having a discharge opening in the bottom thereof, a valve member movable to open or close said opening, a rod connected at its lower end to said valve member for actuating the latter, a tubular member encircling the upper portion of said rod, a tube operatively carried by said member encircling the rod and being of less external diameter than the internal diameter of said member, the supporting juncture of said member and said tube having passageways therein to provide for the paage of water therethrough, and the lower end of said tube being positioned adjacent to but spaced from said valve member.

2. In a material discharge valve, a downwardly tapered material receiving receptacle having a discharge opening at the bottom thereof, a conical-shaped valve member movable on a vertical axis to open or close said opening, a rod connected as its lower end to said valve member for actuating the latter, a tubular member encircling the upper portion of said rod, a tube operatively carried by said member encircling the rod and being of a less external diameter than the internal diameter of said member, the supporting juncture of said member and said tube having passageways therein to provide for the passage of water therethrough, and the lower end of said tube being positioned adjacent to but spaced from said valve member.

3. In a material discharge valve, a material receiving receptacle having a discharge opening in the bottom thereof, a valve member movable to open or close said opening, a rod connected at its lower end to said valve member for actuating the latter, a tubular member encircling the upper portion of said rod. a downwardly flared sleeve slidably mounted on said member adjacent the lower end thereof, a tube carried by and axially movable relative to said sleeve, said tube encircling said rod and being of a less externa1` member adjacent the lower end thereof, a tube 3 carried by and axially movable relative to said sleeve, said tube encircling said rod and being of less external diameter than the internal diameter of said member, the supporting juncture of said member and said tube having passageways therein to provide for the passage of Water therethrough, and the lower end of said tube terminating in a downwardly ared collar slidably mounted on said tube and positioned ad jacent to but spaced from said valve member, and means for maintaining said sleeve, tube, and collar in any of their relative adjusted positions with respect to said tubular member.

JOHN W. MECKENSTOCK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,637,625 Shaw Aug. 2, 1927 2,230,782 Maust Feb. 4, 1941 2,340,246

Linch Jan. 25, 1944 

